"shlitzy"

i have to put this in black and white..it was quite amazing...i have never interacted with a firang in my life...(2-3 sentences exchanged in an elevator or coffee shop dont count) ..so here i was face to face with this firang, german to be precise, and i had to speak...it never hit me till that time that it might be a problem conversing with him since i shuffle between english and hindi almost 3 times in every sentence...and i did that with him also...i was like "those guys pick up the 'saamaan'.." and had to then re-phrase my sentence after seeing the look on his face :).

that said, it was a very interesting conversation....

the best pieces went like this:
me: "I have my car parked in galleria" (this place is 15 minutes walk from my house).
"could you please repeat that". I actually thought he didnt understand my
accent. but the incredulous look on his face is indescribable. so im like "my
car is parked in galleria".
"you walked from your house to galleria, thats walking distance".
yeah i know its walking distance but why would i walk this distance. but the guy
was shocked to hear this...something which was quite normal for me.

he: "if you dont go to office, how do you spend the day?".
"I sleep in the afternoon so that takes care of two hours"
again that same amazed look. "you sleep in the afternoon? you do that when you
are above 40...that time you need an afternoon nap. you should be full of
energy. you should utilize your time"

he: do you have a preferred bollywood star?"
"shahrukh khan" ..without even a moment's thought.
"ohhh...thats surprising" ...full of sarcasm.

me: "you should learn hindi...that way it'll be easier for me to communicate with
you"
"thats quite egoist of you...but even i feel i should know hindi"

he: "chalo" and i was like it should be "chalein?" because..'chalein?' is a
question, 'chalo' is an order.
"ohh then i'd always use chalo"...yeah wise guy.

and i picked up a bit of geography too...so to round it up it was quite a different experience...one that actually made me come and jot it down.

and if you are wondering why the blog is so-called...the word is german slang for 'chinkis'...my first german word..ofcourse after achtung!